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2026

Intentions and Things!

2026 is here and that comes with a new set of intentions or just continuing from ones I’ve had in 2025. Whether you set them or not, it’s okay!

Read at your own pace, DNF unapologetically and remember that there’s always a book out there for you!

Check out my 2026 reading intentions!

2026 reading intentions
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    Not So Bookish | Grad. School & Self-Care
  • Book Review | Still Into You by Erin Connor
    Book Review / 2026 / book recommendations / Contemporary Romance / rsfave
    Book Review | Still Into You by Erin Connor
  • Dom-Com by Adriana Anders
    rsfave / 2026 / Audio Review / book recommendations / Contemporary Romance
    Audio Review | Dom-Com by Adriana Anders
  • Silver & Blood by Jessie Mihalik
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Meet Malia

book blogger & mood reader

I started reading a little bit here and there since I was a child, but it wasn’t until college where I started to read more for leisure. I knew right away that romance was where my heart was set and I’ve been a passionate romance book lover ever since. Nora Roberts and Twilight were truly the start of it all and we’ve expanded our horizons since then.

Paranormal romance will forever be my number one, and contemporary has slightly fallen to the side. However, add a bit of angst and perhaps have it read as a dark romance, I’m there. I’ve been trying for years to get into historical romance, but have yet to find the book that works for me.

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  • Book Review | Still Into You by Erin Connor

    Book Review | Still Into You by Erin Connor

  • Dom-Com by Adriana Anders

    Audio Review | Dom-Com by Adriana Anders

  • Silver & Blood by Jessie Mihalik

    Book Review | Silver & Blood by Jessie Mihalik

  • Next Level Love by Shameez Patel

    Book Review | Next Level Love by Shameez Patel

Where To?

Podcast

Keeping it Short and Steam with my new podcast talking about everything romance book-ish. New episodes drop weekly-ish. Look life has been life..ing? lately.

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Youtube

From sharing my monthly journal spreads to digital journal element unboxings, you can find the bulk of my journaling content there. Perhaps with a dash of book mail videos.

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Journal

The one stop shop for all your journaling questions and some inspiration for your next spread. From my journaling essentials and more, check it out!

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  • Not So Bookish | Grad School & Self-Care
    2026 · not so bookish

    Not So Bookish | Grad. School & Self-Care

    We Went Back to School! What a whirlwind the past few months have been. Let me catch you up. Upon returning from our time abroad, I readily knew that I wanted to go back to school. Originally,…

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  • Book Review | Still Into You by Erin Connor
    Book Review · 2026 · book recommendations · Contemporary Romance · rsfave

    Book Review | Still Into You by Erin Connor

    About Still Into You by Erin Connor When elusive metal frontman Dax Nakamura agrees to give his first interview in years, he has one condition: his ex, Sloane Donavan, has to write it.Bad-boy-turned-straight-edge frontman, Dax Nakamura, would…

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  • Dom-Com by Adriana Anders
    rsfave · 2026 · Audio Review · book recommendations · Contemporary Romance

    Audio Review | Dom-Com by Adriana Anders

    About Dom-Com by Adriana Anders An experienced Dom and a baby sub must navigate a no- strings office entanglement in this spicy, opposites-attract workplace romcom that’s an irresistible collision of dominance, deadlines, and an extremely inconvenient desire. All Rae…

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  • Silver & Blood by Jessie Mihalik
    Book Review · 2026 · book recommendations · Fantasy Romance · rsfave

    Book Review | Silver & Blood by Jessie Mihalik

    About Silver & Blood by Jessie Mihalik There’s something in the woods… When a vicious beast begins attacking her fellow villagers, Riela reluctantly agrees to enter the forbidden forest and kill the monster as she’s the only…

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  • Next Level Love by Shameez Patel
    Book Review · 2026 · book recommendations · Contemporary Romance · rsfave

    Book Review | Next Level Love by Shameez Patel

    About Next Level Love by Shameez Patel When your favorite player turns out to be your very real boss, the rules are a lot more complicated. Elizabeth Gordon-Bettencourt is rebuilding her life on her own terms, starting…

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    Book Review | The Magic of Untamed Hearts by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

    About The Magic of Untamed Hearts by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland Like her sisters, Sage and Teal, Sky Flores has a touch of magic, and it’s caused nothing but heartache. Not only did she disappear into the woods…

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